diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/Makefile b/src/std/rec/test/Makefile
index 834317945..8084b38b5 100644
--- a/src/std/rec/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ testHarness_SRCS += analogMonitorTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
 TESTFILES += $(COMMON_DIR)/analogMonitorTest.dbd ../analogMonitorTest.db
 TESTS += analogMonitorTest
 
+TARGETS += $(COMMON_DIR)/regressTest.dbd
+regressTest_DBD += base.dbd
+TESTPROD_HOST += regressTest
+regressTest_SRCS += regressTest.c
+regressTest_SRCS += regressTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+TESTFILES += $(COMMON_DIR)/regressTest.dbd ../regressArray1.db
+TESTS += regressTest
+
 # epicsRunRecordTests runs all the test programs in a known working order.
 testHarness_SRCS += epicsRunRecordTests.c
 
diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/regressArray1.db b/src/std/rec/test/regressArray1.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a09f3bfba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/regressArray1.db
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+record(waveform, "wf") {
+  field(FTVL, "DOUBLE")
+  field(NELM, "1")
+  field(FLNK, "co")
+}
+record(calcout, "co") {
+  field(CALC, "A")
+  field(INPA, "wf")
+}
diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/regressTest.c b/src/std/rec/test/regressTest.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccbe53189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/regressTest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2016 Michael Davidsaver
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ \*************************************************************************/
+
+#include <dbUnitTest.h>
+#include <testMain.h>
+#include <dbAccess.h>
+#include <errlog.h>
+
+#include <calcoutRecord.h>
+#include <waveformRecord.h>
+
+/*
+ * Test the some identified regressions
+ */
+
+void regressTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver(struct dbBase *);
+
+/*
+ * https://bugs.launchpad.net/epics-base/+bug/1577108
+ */
+static
+void testArrayLength1(void)
+{
+    waveformRecord *precwf;
+    calcoutRecord  *precco;
+    double *pbuf;
+
+    testdbPrepare();
+
+    testdbReadDatabase("regressTest.dbd", NULL, NULL);
+
+    regressTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
+
+    testdbReadDatabase("regressArray1.db", NULL, NULL);
+
+    precwf = (waveformRecord*)testdbRecordPtr("wf");
+    precco = (calcoutRecord*)testdbRecordPtr("co");
+
+    eltc(0);
+    testIocInitOk();
+    eltc(1);
+
+    dbScanLock((dbCommon*)precwf);
+    pbuf = (double*)precwf->bptr;
+    dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)precwf);
+
+    testdbPutFieldOk("wf", DBF_DOUBLE, 2.0);
+
+    dbScanLock((dbCommon*)precwf);
+    testOk(precwf->nord==1, "wf.NORD = %u == 1", (unsigned)precwf->nord);
+    testOk(pbuf[0]==2.0, "wf.VAL[0] = %f == 2.0", pbuf[0]);
+    dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)precwf);
+
+    dbScanLock((dbCommon*)precco);
+    testOk(precco->a==2.0, "co.A = %f == 2.0", precco->a);
+    dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)precco);
+
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("co", DBF_DOUBLE, 2.0);
+
+    testIocShutdownOk();
+
+    testdbCleanup();
+}
+
+MAIN(regressTest)
+{
+    testPlan(5);
+    testArrayLength1();
+    return testDone();
+}